Bab Al-Mandab Strait threatens to be new front in war with Iran
The coast of the Bab Al-Mandab Strait, in Yemen, April 2, 2026. REUTERS After the Strait of Hormuz, another strategic route for global trade – the Bab al-Mandab Strait, at the entrance to the Red Sea – faces the threat of closure from the Houthi rebels, the Yemeni insurgents backed by Iran. The deadlock in the peace process they initiated in 2022 with Saudi Arabia to end seven years of war in Yemen, along with Tehran's desire to increase pressure on the United States, currently involved in a military escalation with Iran, has led to the opening of a new front in the war in the Middle East.
- ▪The coast of the Bab Al-Mandab Strait, in Yemen, April 2, 2026.
- ▪REUTERS After the Strait of Hormuz, another strategic route for global trade – the Bab al-Mandab Strait, at the entrance to the Red Sea – faces the threat of closure from the Houthi rebels, the Yemeni insurgents backed by Iran.
- ▪The deadlock in the peace process they initiated in 2022 with Saudi Arabia to end seven years of war in Yemen, along with Tehran's desire to increase pressure on the United States, currently involved in a military escalation with Iran, has
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The coast of the Bab Al-Mandab Strait, in Yemen, April 2, 2026. REUTERS After the Strait of Hormuz, another strategic route for global trade – the Bab al-Mandab Strait, at the entrance to the Red Sea – faces the threat of closure from the Houthi rebels, the Yemeni insurgents backed by Iran. The deadlock in the peace process they initiated in 2022 with Saudi Arabia to end seven years of war in Yemen, along with Tehran's desire to increase pressure on the United States, currently involved in a military escalation with Iran, has led to the opening of a new front in the war in the Middle East. The Houthis, who announced a blockade of Saudi ports on Monday, July 20, claimed responsibility on Wednesday evening for a "military operation" in the Red Sea.
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